BC-GLF--Golf Capsules,0579
Golf Capsules
SAN MARTIN, Calif. (AP) - Rocco Mediate holed a 7-iron approach from 160 yards for eagle on the par-4 fourth hole and finished with a 6-under 65 on Friday to increase his lead to three strokes in the Frys.com Open.
The 46-year-old Mediate, looking for his first PGA Tour victory in eight years, made the eagle on the 426-yard hole a day after a hole-in-one on the par-3 third hole. He had a 13-under 129 total on the CordeValle Golf Club course in the Fall Series event.
Ryudi Imada (67) was second, and Dean Wilson (64) and David Duval (65) followed at 9 under.
U.S. Ryder Cup player Rickie Fowler shot a 65 to join Tim Herron (67), Will MacKenzie (68), Henrik Stenson (67) and Bo Van Pelt (68) at 8 under.
Mediate had eagles in consecutive rounds for the first time since 2001.
CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge
DANVILLE, Calif. (AP) - Rookies Gwladys Nocera and Beatriz Recari each shot a 6-under 66 and were tied for the lead after the second round of the CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge, taking advantage of a rough day for Brittany Lincicome.
Recari had an eagle and five birdies over her final 10 holes to get to 10-under 134. Nocera finished with seven birdies.
Amy Hung was alone in third at 9 under. Michele Redman, Wendy Ward, Stacy Lewis and Ilhee Lee were at 136.
Lincicome, who shot a blistering 11-under 61 on Thursday to build a four-stroke lead, struggled off the tee all afternoon and shot a 76 that left her at 7 under.
A 10-time winner on the European Tour before joining the LPGA, the 35-year-old Nocera overcame a rough start to match her best round of the season.
Recari was 1 over through her first eight holes before picking up five strokes over the next four holes. The 23-year-old Spaniard had a chance to overtake Nocera but missed a long birdie putt on 18.
Portugal Masters
VILAMOURA, Portugal (AP) - Maarten Lafeber of Netherlands shot a 5-under 67 to take a two-stroke lead in the Portugal Masters.
An eagle on the second hole at the Oceanico Victoria club course started Lafeber's charge up the leaderboard to 13-under 131. Mikko Ilonen of Finland was in second at 11 under after a 68.
Lafeber, who had a share of the overnight lead after a 64 Thursday, holed a sand wedge from 110 yards out at No. 2 and followed up with a birdie putt on No. 3.
Francesco Molinari of Italy, who recently made his European Ryder Cup debut, rebounded from an opening 74, producing 10 birdies for a 62 that was just off the course record of 61 held by Martin Kaymer.
Iskandar Johor Open
JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia (AP) - Three-time major champion Padraig Harrington shot a 5-under 67 to grab the lead in the Iskandar Johor Open.
Harrington was at 13-under 131, one shot better than Taiwan's Lin Wen-tang at the Horizon Hills Golf and Country Club in Malaysia's southern Johor state.
Lin, a five-time winner in Asia, finished with the day's best round of 65 in windy conditions.